Content Type: Policy Brief / Publishing Institution: Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment / Political Geography: South Asia / Topic: Foreign Direct Investment

Author:: Peter Nunnenkamp, Wan-Hsin Liu, and Frank Bickenbach
Publication Date:: 03-2014
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment
Abstract:: P. Chidambaram, India's Minister of Finance, claimed that "FDI worked wonders in China and can do so in India." However, China's example may also point to the limitations of foreign direct investment (FDI) liberalization in promoting the host country's economic development. FDI in China is heavily concentrated in the coastal areas, and previous studies have suggested that this has contributed to the increasing disparity in regional income and growth since the late 1970s.
Topic:: Development, Economics, International Trade and Finance, and Foreign Direct Investment
Political Geography:: China, South Asia, and India

Author:: Gert Bruche
Publication Date:: 07-2011
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment
Abstract:: The growth of outward foreign direct investment (FDI) from developing countries and of a new generation of “emerging multinational enterprises” (EMNEs) has stimulated a flurry of publications. EMNEs have been portrayed as on their way to adulthood, latecomers that leapfrog into advanced positions, emerging giants, and challengers of conventional multinational enterprises (MNEs) from advanced economies.
Topic:: Development, Economics, and Foreign Direct Investment
Political Geography:: South Asia and India

Author:: Nandita Dasgupta
Publication Date:: 12-2011
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment
Abstract:: India's food price inflation is a major driving factor behind the country's overall accelerating inflation over the past few years. Agricultural food prices in particular have risen recently: over the past year vegetables have become costlier by 18%, pulses by 14%, milk by 10%, and eggs, meat and fish by 12%. The rise in fruit prices was, however, relatively smaller (5%), and the same happened for cereals (3%). This price escalation is largely due to an inefficient supply chain in agriculture. Some of the supply side constraints have been identified: poor agricultural productivity, lack of corporate involvement in agriculture, ceilings on landholding size, existence of middlemen, hoarding, and, more importantly, insufficient cold storage facilities and transportation infrastructure. Around 50% of fresh produce in India rots and goes to waste between the farm gate and the market because of inadequate cold storage facilities and a poor distribution network. These factors unfavorably affect agricultural supply, create a supplydemand gap and help raise food prices.
Topic:: Security, Agriculture, Development, Economics, Food, and Foreign Direct Investment
Political Geography:: South Asia and India

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